Alejandra Cabrera

Experience

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  Fund for the Public Interest

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

  Assistant Director

  • A seasonal position where I assisted in the organizing of national and state-wide grassroots campaigns for Environment Florida• Coordinated the fundraising of over $600,000 over the course of three summers for Environment Florida campaigns to sustain grassroots efforts• Managed a campaign staff of 24 people to ensure that staff was putting forth maximum effort• Led weekly campaign trainings to develop staff skills, such as letter writing, petitioning, and effective media management• Represented Environment Florida to the English and Spanish Media; was featured on Tallahassee NPR to promote Environment Florida’s Get Off Oil Report; published 8 LTEs in state and national newspapers • Hired, trained, and mentored new staff members how to effectively recruit new members and familiarized them with the organization’s mission and objectiveshttps://joltleft.com/environment-florida-releases-plan-to-transition-florida-off-oil/ Show less

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  Root Capital

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Lending Analysis Intern

  • Researched and analyzed financial data of over 80 clients to develop new risk rating engine and minimize future financial losses• Wrote a 60-page report detailing criteria and research process involved in development of the risk rating engine and presented research findings and policy recommendations to staff members• Developed Coffee Volume/Price Analysis tool through examination of over 1200 loans using Microsoft Excel to assist in future forecasting• Updated disbursement projection tool for loan officers Show less

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  Siena Farms

  Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

  Farm Apprentice

  • Assist in the daily harvest, cleaning, packing, and distribution of vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs at a fast-paced commercial organic farm for a 750-member CSA, wholesale list of 10 restaurants, two farmers’ markets, and farm store.• Plant over 200 varieties of vegetables and fruits through greenhouse propagation and mechanical transplanting. • Maintain crop health through trellising, pruning, thinning, and fencing. • Required exceptional endurance and a positive outlook through strenuous 12-hour workdays. Show less

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  The Green Dragons

  Jan 2015 - now

  Instructor and Curriculum Designer

  • Create and lead 8-10 week programs for K-12 students in various settings with an average class size of 15 students. Experience teaching in Special Education programs, alternative schools, and with DCF-referred youth. • Plan a curriculum that effectively teaches martial arts, plant biology, scientific observation, healthy recipe making, and practical plant-growing methods• Start organic gardens for various programs and teach recipes using ingredients we grow• Ensure that all students are on task and engaged at all times Show less

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  Chelmsford School District

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  ABA Therapist

  • Teach and support a child with autism as they work toward completing their high school diploma through a home program• Apply ABA methods to achieve various IEP goals such as effective management of leisure time, prudent financial decision-making, and independent self-monitoring behaviors in the workplace• Advocate for the client’s emotional and intellectual needs while supporting them at various academic and community settings

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  Grodojo

  Mar 2016 - now

  Co-Founder; Co-Owner

  Grodojo is a sustainable training center that incorporates holistic martial arts, food growing and preparation, healthy eating, and academic success. Our school seeks to address the problems of declining fitness, accelerating cases of diet-related diseases, and disengagement from academics in urban youth by creating the infrastructure to cultivate empowering skills.As the co-owner and co-founder, I am responsible for teaching after-school children classes and adult classes, training new staff, marketing, accounting, and maintenance of gardens. http://www.grodojo.org/ Show less

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  ChildObesity180

  Oct 2016 - Feb 2017

  Research Assistant

  Primary responsibility is pre-processing data for the Eating Well Matters at Restaurants Initiative

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  Mill City Grows

  May 2017 - Aug 2018

  Youth Employment Supervisor and Curriculum Designer

  • Managed a group of six teens from a local drop-out prevention school throughout a six week summer employment program• Mentored teens as they worked through different facets of food production, distribution, and food justice. The teens worked at two urban farms, led four Food Justice workshops for youth ages five to seventeen, planned and facilitated a community dinner, designed and marketed their own brand of pickles, and harvested and prepared their own lunches. • Prepared teens to engage with high level nonprofit donors, including representatives from Harvard Pilgrim, at two funder lunches they prepared themselves• Developed and taught a seven-lesson nutrition and food justice curriculum that was well-received by the teens and will continue to be used by Mill City Grows• Achieved 100% teen retention and near perfect teen attendance. • Seasonal role Show less

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  The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

  Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Assessment Lead; Healthy Hearts for an Abundant Life

  • Develop assessment protocol for Healthy Hearts for an Abundant Life, a pilot nutrition and fitness intervention study designed to address heart health disparities in older, African American women• Recruit, manage, and train research assistants to properly collect data while being mindful and respectful of participants• Process and analyze data

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  Lowell Public Schools

  Aug 2018 - now

  Middle School Science Teacher

  • Teach 140-150 students/day in a full inclusion setting• Plan hands-on, differentiated lessons pertaining to Life Science, Earth History, Human Systems, and Physical Science• STEM Fair Adviser• Manage the Butler Middle School Garden• Instructional Leadership Team• Restorative Justice Leadership Team• Diverse Teacher Leaders Fellow• Frequently translate documents and phone calls for Spanish speaking families